Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32

Series 32 (1977 format)
Jeremy Clarkson with Tiff Needell and Quentin Wilson.
Episodes	14
Originally aired	22/09/1994 - 05/01/1995
Original network	BBC Two
Resolution	576i
Aspect ratio	4:3 Standard
Uncut length	363:42
Preceded by	Series 31 (1994)
Superceded by	Series 33 (1995)

Production

1994 was the first year which really saw the consolidation of Top Gear into a format largely dominated by Jeremy Clarkson as a personality, as opposed to a mere presenter. To help indicate that the programme had moved into a new era, a brand new title sequence was commissioned, the first since 1989. Primarily featuring the colour orange, the sequence prominently featured a few radio-controlled cars, such as a Mitsubishi Shogun and a group of Ferrari 456s, which are spray-painted black and spun on a miniature skid pan, revealing the Top Gear logo. Bob Cosford would direct this introduction, with editing done on a Quantel Henry editing suite.

Jeremy Clarkson was noticeably absent from 3 of the regular seasonal episodes, as he was largely busy filming the first series of Motorworld throughout the Summer of 1994, which premiered later on the same night the series concluded with a 15 minute-long special centred around the revival of the Klausenrennen, a Swiss hillclimb event.

Hosts

• Jeremy Clarkson - main host (10 episodes)
• Quentin Willson - used car expert (10 episodes)
• Steve Berry - motorcycling correspondent (8 episodes)
• Tony Mason - motorsports presenter (8 episodes)
• Tiff Needell - secondary host (7 episodes)

Also featuring

• Chris Goffey - tertiary host (4 episodes)
• Michele Newman - tertiary host (3 episodes)
• Vicki Butler-Henderson - tertiary host (2 episodes)
• Andy Wilman - tertiary host (1 episode)